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Eastern Europe is a concept dating from the Cold War. Geographically it didn't make much sense even then. Finland and Greece are not really Western, and Prague is west of Vienna.
Nowadays the term doesn't make sense politically or economically either. Even cold war Eastern Europe wasn't a monolith. It included Mavericks like Romania and rebels like Yugoslavia and Albania. Today the whole idea of Eastern Europe is out of date and a bad brand with connotations of poverty , marginalization, and weirdness. Most of the ex-communist countries in Eastern Europe are anything but. Ten of them are in the EU or more or less in the waiting-room. The richest ones are catching up the poorest of the old Western Member States.
Nor of the countries of the former Eastern Europe marginal. All the newish EU members, plus Albania and Croatia, are in NATO too. Eight are in Schengen. Three members of the Euro. Only one country in Europe meets both the euro zone's rules on debt and deficit and NATO's target on defence expenditure; that's Estonia, which wasn't even on the map 21 years ago.
Instead of Eastern Europe we need some new categories. I like Danube Europe based on that rivers catchment area. It shares a lot of history, culture, climate, food and architecture. Then there's Roma Europe, the countries that are home to most of the continent’s most put upon ethnic minority. Then there's “scared of Russia Europe” which is the countries that still regard the Kremlin as just possibly a military threat or at least some kind of security problem. And there are those that just see the commercial opportunities.
But the biggest division of all is between the countries where state and private debt makes the government scared of the financial markets, and those that still have plenty of freedom of action. The big question for the rest of 2012 is whether that grouping, call it solvent Europe, comes out on top or goes down in the chaos to the south and west.
As for Eastern Europe put it in the dustbin of history, better late than never.
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Every year tens of thousands of Poles attend a nationalist march in Warsaw. It's an event that has the people of Poland's capital city staying indoors.
Since its inception, far-right football fans - or 'ultras' - turn violent against the police, and the march becomes a ferocious battle between hooligans and the state. This year, however, something is different.
A right wing government is elected on the eve of the march. How will this affect this traditionally bloody parade?
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Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the Europeancontinent. There is no consensus as to the precise area it refers to, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations. There are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region". A related United Nations paper adds that "every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct".
One definition describes Eastern Europe as a cultural (and econo-cultural) entity: the region lying in Europe with main characteristics consisting in Byzantine, Orthodox, and some Turco-Islamic influences. Another definition was created during the Cold War and used more or less synonymously with the term Eastern Bloc. A similar definition names the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union as Eastern Europe. Historians and social scientists increasingly view such definitions as outdated or relegating, but they are still heard in everyday speech and used for statistical purposes.

History

The World News was founded in 1981 by Florencio Tan Mallare (Chinese:陳華岳; pinyin:Chén Huáyuè; Pe̍h-ōe-jī:Tân Hôa-ga̍k), a lawyer from Macalelon, Quezon who also worked as a reporter for the Chinese Commercial News. After the normalization of relations between the Philippines and the People's Republic of China in 1975, Mallare established the World News as an alternative to the largely pro-Taiwan, pro-Kuomintang mainstream Chinese-language press, catering to both Chinese Filipinos who would prefer news about China from other points of view as well as the growing number of mainland Chinese migrants to the Philippines who did not necessarily share the pro-Taiwan stance of more established Chinese Filipinos.

Europe is the world's second-smallest continent by surface area, covering about 10,180,000 square kilometres (3,930,000sqmi) or 2% of the Earth's surface and about 6.8% of its land area. Of Europe's approximately 50 countries, Russia is by far the largest by both area and population, taking up 40% of the continent (although the country has territory in both Europe and Asia), while Vatican City is the smallest. Europe is the third-most populous continent after Asia and Africa, with a population of 739–743million or about 11% of the world's population. Europe has a climate heavily affected by warm Atlantic currents, tempering winters and enabling warm summers on most of the continent, even on latitudes that have severe climates in North America and Asia. Further from the Atlantic, seasonal differences increase, but the mildness of the climate remains.

Europa (mythology)

In Greek mythologyEuropa (/jʊˈroʊpə, jə-/; Greek: ΕὐρώπηEurṓpē) was the mother of KingMinos of Crete, a woman with Phoenician origin of high lineage, and for whom the continentEurope was named. The story of her abduction by Zeus in the form of a white bull was a Cretan story; as Kerényi points out "most of the love-stories concerning Zeus originated from more ancient tales describing his marriages with goddesses. This can especially be said of the story of Europa".

Europa's earliest literary reference is in the Iliad, which is commonly dated to the 8th century B.C. Another early reference to her is in a fragment of the HesiodicCatalogue of Women, discovered at Oxyrhynchus. The earliest vase-painting securely identifiable as Europa, dates from mid-7th century B.C.

Etymology

The etymology of her Greek name (εὐρύςeurys "wide" or "broad" and ὤψops "eye(s)" or "face") suggests that Europa as a divine spirit represented the wide-faced cow Hathor, at least on some symbolic level. Metaphorically, at a later date her name could be construed as the intelligent or open-minded, analogous to glaukopis (γλαυκῶπις) attributed to Athena. However, Ernest Klein and Giovanni Semerano suggest a possible Semitic origin in Akkadian erebu "to go down, set" (in reference to the sun) which would parallel occident.

Reception

The Allmusic review by Alex Henderson awarded the album 3 stars stating "Europe is essentially a straight-ahead hard bop/post-bop date, and yet, it isn't necessarily an album that jazz purists will be comfortable with. That's because Motian doesn't stick to the type of all-acoustic format that purists expect... Europe is a solid effort that will please those who admire Motian's flexibility and open-mindedness".

The Economist

The Economist is an English language weekly newspaper owned by the Economist Group and edited in offices based in London. Continuous publication began under founder James Wilson in September 1843. For historical reasons, The Economist refers to itself as a newspaper, but each print edition appears on small glossy paper like a news magazine. In 2006, its average weekly circulation was reported to be 1.5 million, about half of which were sold in the United States.

The publication belongs to The Economist Group. It is 50% owned by private investors and 50% by Exor, the Agnelli holding company, and the Rothschild banking family of England. Exor and the Rothschilds are represented on the Board of Directors. A board of trustees formally appoints the editor, who cannot be removed without its permission. Although The Economist has a global emphasis and scope, about two-thirds of the 75 staff journalists are based in the City of Westminster, London. As of March 2014, the Economist Group declared operating profit of £59m. Previous major shareholders include Pearson PLC.

Is it time to scrap "Eastern Europe"? | The Economist

Animated infographic that illustrates the absurdities often applied when the term "Eastern Europe" is used.
Which countries are in Eastern Europe? Does Eastern Europe as we knew it exist? Has the extent of Eastern Europe changed since the Cold War?
Europe's divisions are indeed grave. But counting the ex-communist countries as a single category is outdated and damaging
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Eastern Europe is a concept dating from the Cold War. Geographically it didn't make much sense even then. Finland and Greece are not really Western, and Prague is west of Vienna.
Nowadays the term doesn't make sense politically or economically either. Even cold war Eastern Europe wasn't a monolith. It included Mavericks like Romania and rebels like Yugoslavia and Albania. Today the whole idea of Eastern Europe is out of date and a bad brand with connotations of poverty , marginalization, and weirdness. Most of the ex-communist countries in Eastern Europe are anything but. Ten of them are in the EU or more or less in the waiting-room. The richest ones are catching up the poorest of the old Western Member States.
Nor of the countries of the former Eastern Europe marginal. All the newish EU members, plus Albania and Croatia, are in NATO too. Eight are in Schengen. Three members of the Euro. Only one country in Europe meets both the euro zone's rules on debt and deficit and NATO's target on defence expenditure; that's Estonia, which wasn't even on the map 21 years ago.
Instead of Eastern Europe we need some new categories. I like Danube Europe based on that rivers catchment area. It shares a lot of history, culture, climate, food and architecture. Then there's Roma Europe, the countries that are home to most of the continent’s most put upon ethnic minority. Then there's “scared of Russia Europe” which is the countries that still regard the Kremlin as just possibly a military threat or at least some kind of security problem. And there are those that just see the commercial opportunities.
But the biggest division of all is between the countries where state and private debt makes the government scared of the financial markets, and those that still have plenty of freedom of action. The big question for the rest of 2012 is whether that grouping, call it solvent Europe, comes out on top or goes down in the chaos to the south and west.
As for Eastern Europe put it in the dustbin of history, better late than never.
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ABC - 1990 News reports on the collapse of communism

ABC - 1990 News reports on the collapse of communism

ABC - 1990 News reports on the collapse of communism

Poland is pushing the EU into crisis

Poland’s far-right party is subverting democracy, and setting the country on a collision course with the EU.
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Poland is changing. In 2015, the far-right Law and Justice party, or PiS, won both the presidential election and a slim parliamentary majority. Since then, they’ve been working to cement their power by firing judges, purging the military and civil service, and cracking down on protesters and the media. All of this has put the country on a collision course with the European Union that could threaten Europe’s hard-won peace and prosperity following centuries of conflict.
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Rise of the Right: Marching in Europe's Largest Nationalist Event

Rise of the Right: Marching in Europe's Largest Nationalist Event

Rise of the Right: Marching in Europe's Largest Nationalist Event

Every year tens of thousands of Poles attend a nationalist march in Warsaw. It's an event that has the people of Poland's capital city staying indoors.
Since its inception, far-right football fans - or 'ultras' - turn violent against the police, and the march becomes a ferocious battle between hooligans and the state. This year, however, something is different.
A right wing government is elected on the eve of the march. How will this affect this traditionally bloody parade?
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Alexis Tsipras begins rolling back Greek austerity policies
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Greek BankBondsTumble After ECB Restricts Funding Windown
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"Bonds of Greek banks tumbled after the European Central Bank said it would restrict their access to funding, raising financing costs and limiting the availability of liquidity."
European Central Bank throws Greece lifeline before eurozone talks
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Is it time to scrap "Eastern Europe"? | The Economist

Animated infographic that illustrates the absurdities often applied when the term "Eastern Europe" is used.
Which countries are in Eastern Europe? Does Eastern Europe as we knew it exist? Has the extent of Eastern Europe changed since the Cold War?
Europe's divisions are indeed grave. But counting the ex-communist countries as a single category is outdated and damaging
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Eastern Europe is a concept dating from the Cold War. Geographically it didn't make much sense even then. Finland and Greece are not really Western, and Prague is west of Vienna.
Nowadays the term doesn't make sense politically or economically either. Even cold war Eastern Europe wasn't a monolith. It included Mavericks like Romania and rebels like Yugoslavia and Al...

published: 17 Jul 2012

ABC - 1990 News reports on the collapse of communism

Poland is pushing the EU into crisis

Poland’s far-right party is subverting democracy, and setting the country on a collision course with the EU.
For more detail on the 2017 Independence day march, read this excellent piece by Christian Davies in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/18/more-girls-fewer-skinheads-polands-far-right-wrestles-with-changing-image
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Poland is changing. In 2015, the far-right Law and Justice party, or PiS, won both the presidential election and a slim parliamentary majority. Since then, they’ve been working to cement their power by firing judges, purging the military and civil service, and cracking down on protesters and the media. All of this has put the country on a collision course with the European Union that could threaten Euro...

published: 13 Sep 2018

Rise of the Right: Marching in Europe's Largest Nationalist Event

Every year tens of thousands of Poles attend a nationalist march in Warsaw. It's an event that has the people of Poland's capital city staying indoors.
Since its inception, far-right football fans - or 'ultras' - turn violent against the police, and the march becomes a ferocious battle between hooligans and the state. This year, however, something is different.
A right wing government is elected on the eve of the march. How will this affect this traditionally bloody parade?
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"The German economy minister has said that Greece must respect the terms of its international bailout, and that the "troika" of international lenders was not to blame for economic inequality in the country."
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Is it time to scrap "Eastern Europe"? | The Economist

Animated infographic that illustrates the absurdities often applied when the term "Eastern Europe" is used.
Which countries are in Eastern Europe? Does Eastern ...

Animated infographic that illustrates the absurdities often applied when the term "Eastern Europe" is used.
Which countries are in Eastern Europe? Does Eastern Europe as we knew it exist? Has the extent of Eastern Europe changed since the Cold War?
Europe's divisions are indeed grave. But counting the ex-communist countries as a single category is outdated and damaging
Subscribe NOW to The Economist: http://econ.st/1Fsu2Vj
Eastern Europe is a concept dating from the Cold War. Geographically it didn't make much sense even then. Finland and Greece are not really Western, and Prague is west of Vienna.
Nowadays the term doesn't make sense politically or economically either. Even cold war Eastern Europe wasn't a monolith. It included Mavericks like Romania and rebels like Yugoslavia and Albania. Today the whole idea of Eastern Europe is out of date and a bad brand with connotations of poverty , marginalization, and weirdness. Most of the ex-communist countries in Eastern Europe are anything but. Ten of them are in the EU or more or less in the waiting-room. The richest ones are catching up the poorest of the old Western Member States.
Nor of the countries of the former Eastern Europe marginal. All the newish EU members, plus Albania and Croatia, are in NATO too. Eight are in Schengen. Three members of the Euro. Only one country in Europe meets both the euro zone's rules on debt and deficit and NATO's target on defence expenditure; that's Estonia, which wasn't even on the map 21 years ago.
Instead of Eastern Europe we need some new categories. I like Danube Europe based on that rivers catchment area. It shares a lot of history, culture, climate, food and architecture. Then there's Roma Europe, the countries that are home to most of the continent’s most put upon ethnic minority. Then there's “scared of Russia Europe” which is the countries that still regard the Kremlin as just possibly a military threat or at least some kind of security problem. And there are those that just see the commercial opportunities.
But the biggest division of all is between the countries where state and private debt makes the government scared of the financial markets, and those that still have plenty of freedom of action. The big question for the rest of 2012 is whether that grouping, call it solvent Europe, comes out on top or goes down in the chaos to the south and west.
As for Eastern Europe put it in the dustbin of history, better late than never.
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Animated infographic that illustrates the absurdities often applied when the term "Eastern Europe" is used.
Which countries are in Eastern Europe? Does Eastern Europe as we knew it exist? Has the extent of Eastern Europe changed since the Cold War?
Europe's divisions are indeed grave. But counting the ex-communist countries as a single category is outdated and damaging
Subscribe NOW to The Economist: http://econ.st/1Fsu2Vj
Eastern Europe is a concept dating from the Cold War. Geographically it didn't make much sense even then. Finland and Greece are not really Western, and Prague is west of Vienna.
Nowadays the term doesn't make sense politically or economically either. Even cold war Eastern Europe wasn't a monolith. It included Mavericks like Romania and rebels like Yugoslavia and Albania. Today the whole idea of Eastern Europe is out of date and a bad brand with connotations of poverty , marginalization, and weirdness. Most of the ex-communist countries in Eastern Europe are anything but. Ten of them are in the EU or more or less in the waiting-room. The richest ones are catching up the poorest of the old Western Member States.
Nor of the countries of the former Eastern Europe marginal. All the newish EU members, plus Albania and Croatia, are in NATO too. Eight are in Schengen. Three members of the Euro. Only one country in Europe meets both the euro zone's rules on debt and deficit and NATO's target on defence expenditure; that's Estonia, which wasn't even on the map 21 years ago.
Instead of Eastern Europe we need some new categories. I like Danube Europe based on that rivers catchment area. It shares a lot of history, culture, climate, food and architecture. Then there's Roma Europe, the countries that are home to most of the continent’s most put upon ethnic minority. Then there's “scared of Russia Europe” which is the countries that still regard the Kremlin as just possibly a military threat or at least some kind of security problem. And there are those that just see the commercial opportunities.
But the biggest division of all is between the countries where state and private debt makes the government scared of the financial markets, and those that still have plenty of freedom of action. The big question for the rest of 2012 is whether that grouping, call it solvent Europe, comes out on top or goes down in the chaos to the south and west.
As for Eastern Europe put it in the dustbin of history, better late than never.
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Poland is pushing the EU into crisis

Poland’s far-right party is subverting democracy, and setting the country on a collision course with the EU.
For more detail on the 2017 Independence day march...

Poland’s far-right party is subverting democracy, and setting the country on a collision course with the EU.
For more detail on the 2017 Independence day march, read this excellent piece by Christian Davies in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/18/more-girls-fewer-skinheads-polands-far-right-wrestles-with-changing-image
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Poland is changing. In 2015, the far-right Law and Justice party, or PiS, won both the presidential election and a slim parliamentary majority. Since then, they’ve been working to cement their power by firing judges, purging the military and civil service, and cracking down on protesters and the media. All of this has put the country on a collision course with the European Union that could threaten Europe’s hard-won peace and prosperity following centuries of conflict.
To truly understand the international conflicts and trends shaping our world you need a big-picture view. Video journalists Sam Ellis and Liz Scheltens use maps to tell the story and chart their effects on foreign policy.
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Poland’s far-right party is subverting democracy, and setting the country on a collision course with the EU.
For more detail on the 2017 Independence day march, read this excellent piece by Christian Davies in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/18/more-girls-fewer-skinheads-polands-far-right-wrestles-with-changing-image
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Poland is changing. In 2015, the far-right Law and Justice party, or PiS, won both the presidential election and a slim parliamentary majority. Since then, they’ve been working to cement their power by firing judges, purging the military and civil service, and cracking down on protesters and the media. All of this has put the country on a collision course with the European Union that could threaten Europe’s hard-won peace and prosperity following centuries of conflict.
To truly understand the international conflicts and trends shaping our world you need a big-picture view. Video journalists Sam Ellis and Liz Scheltens use maps to tell the story and chart their effects on foreign policy.
Watch more Vox Atlas videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luTPMHC7zHY&list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5e4MOmzf-piIWQb4INRW18g
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Rise of the Right: Marching in Europe's Largest Nationalist Event

Every year tens of thousands of Poles attend a nationalist march in Warsaw. It's an event that has the people of Poland's capital city staying indoors.
Since ...

Every year tens of thousands of Poles attend a nationalist march in Warsaw. It's an event that has the people of Poland's capital city staying indoors.
Since its inception, far-right football fans - or 'ultras' - turn violent against the police, and the march becomes a ferocious battle between hooligans and the state. This year, however, something is different.
A right wing government is elected on the eve of the march. How will this affect this traditionally bloody parade?
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Every year tens of thousands of Poles attend a nationalist march in Warsaw. It's an event that has the people of Poland's capital city staying indoors.
Since its inception, far-right football fans - or 'ultras' - turn violent against the police, and the march becomes a ferocious battle between hooligans and the state. This year, however, something is different.
A right wing government is elected on the eve of the march. How will this affect this traditionally bloody parade?
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After a historic election, Greece's Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras promised to roll back austerity measures imposed by its European partners. But will this anti-austerity gamble work?
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GermanEconomyMinister Says Greece Should Not BurdenEurope With Its Internal Political Debates
http://www.ibtimes.com/german-economy-minister-says-greece-should-not-burden-europe-its-internal-political-1798774
"The German economy minister has said that Greece must respect the terms of its international bailout, and that the "troika" of international lenders was not to blame for economic inequality in the country."
Alexis Tsipras begins rolling back Greek austerity policies
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/28/greece-new-prime-minister-halts-austerity-policies
"In a dramatic start to his tenure in office, Greece's new prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has begun unpicking the deeply unpopular austerity policies underpinning the debt-stricken country's bailout programme."
Greek BankBondsTumble After ECB Restricts Funding Windown
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-05/greek-bank-bonds-tumble-after-ecb-ends-access-to-funding-window
"Bonds of Greek banks tumbled after the European Central Bank said it would restrict their access to funding, raising financing costs and limiting the availability of liquidity."
European Central Bank throws Greece lifeline before eurozone talks
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/12/european-central-bank-greece-eurozone-talks-emergency-lending-alexis-tsipras
"The European Central Bank has thrown Greece a lifeline to prevent Athens running out of money before crunch talks with European leaders."
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After a historic election, Greece's Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras promised to roll back austerity measures imposed by its European partners. But will this anti-austerity gamble work?
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GermanEconomyMinister Says Greece Should Not BurdenEurope With Its Internal Political Debates
http://www.ibtimes.com/german-economy-minister-says-greece-should-not-burden-europe-its-internal-political-1798774
"The German economy minister has said that Greece must respect the terms of its international bailout, and that the "troika" of international lenders was not to blame for economic inequality in the country."
Alexis Tsipras begins rolling back Greek austerity policies
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/28/greece-new-prime-minister-halts-austerity-policies
"In a dramatic start to his tenure in office, Greece's new prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has begun unpicking the deeply unpopular austerity policies underpinning the debt-stricken country's bailout programme."
Greek BankBondsTumble After ECB Restricts Funding Windown
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-05/greek-bank-bonds-tumble-after-ecb-ends-access-to-funding-window
"Bonds of Greek banks tumbled after the European Central Bank said it would restrict their access to funding, raising financing costs and limiting the availability of liquidity."
European Central Bank throws Greece lifeline before eurozone talks
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/12/european-central-bank-greece-eurozone-talks-emergency-lending-alexis-tsipras
"The European Central Bank has thrown Greece a lifeline to prevent Athens running out of money before crunch talks with European leaders."
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Is Eastern Europe under threat by Vladimir Putin?

European countries want to bolster their defenses along Russia's border in fear of an attack. Could the region be on the cusp of a new cold war?
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Is it time to scrap "Eastern Europe"? | The Economist

Animated infographic that illustrates the absurdities often applied when the term "Eastern Europe" is used.
Which countries are in Eastern Europe? Does Eastern Europe as we knew it exist? Has the extent of Eastern Europe changed since the Cold War?
Europe's divisions are indeed grave. But counting the ex-communist countries as a single category is outdated and damaging
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Eastern Europe is a concept dating from the Cold War. Geographically it didn't make much sense even then. Finland and Greece are not really Western, and Prague is west of Vienna.
Nowadays the term doesn't make sense politically or economically either. Even cold war Eastern Europe wasn't a monolith. It included Mavericks like Romania and rebels like Yugoslavia and Albania. Today the whole idea of Eastern Europe is out of date and a bad brand with connotations of poverty , marginalization, and weirdness. Most of the ex-communist countries in Eastern Europe are anything but. Ten of them are in the EU or more or less in the waiting-room. The richest ones are catching up the poorest of the old Western Member States.
Nor of the countries of the former Eastern Europe marginal. All the newish EU members, plus Albania and Croatia, are in NATO too. Eight are in Schengen. Three members of the Euro. Only one country in Europe meets both the euro zone's rules on debt and deficit and NATO's target on defence expenditure; that's Estonia, which wasn't even on the map 21 years ago.
Instead of Eastern Europe we need some new categories. I like Danube Europe based on that rivers catchment area. It shares a lot of history, culture, climate, food and architecture. Then there's Roma Europe, the countries that are home to most of the continent’s most put upon ethnic minority. Then there's “scared of Russia Europe” which is the countries that still regard the Kremlin as just possibly a military threat or at least some kind of security problem. And there are those that just see the commercial opportunities.
But the biggest division of all is between the countries where state and private debt makes the government scared of the financial markets, and those that still have plenty of freedom of action. The big question for the rest of 2012 is whether that grouping, call it solvent Europe, comes out on top or goes down in the chaos to the south and west.
As for Eastern Europe put it in the dustbin of history, better late than never.
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Poland is pushing the EU into crisis

Poland’s far-right party is subverting democracy, and setting the country on a collision course with the EU.
For more detail on the 2017 Independence day march, read this excellent piece by Christian Davies in the Guardian: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/nov/18/more-girls-fewer-skinheads-polands-far-right-wrestles-with-changing-image
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Poland is changing. In 2015, the far-right Law and Justice party, or PiS, won both the presidential election and a slim parliamentary majority. Since then, they’ve been working to cement their power by firing judges, purging the military and civil service, and cracking down on protesters and the media. All of this has put the country on a collision course with the European Union that could threaten Europe’s hard-won peace and prosperity following centuries of conflict.
To truly understand the international conflicts and trends shaping our world you need a big-picture view. Video journalists Sam Ellis and Liz Scheltens use maps to tell the story and chart their effects on foreign policy.
Watch more Vox Atlas videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=luTPMHC7zHY&list=PLJ8cMiYb3G5e4MOmzf-piIWQb4INRW18g
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Rise of the Right: Marching in Europe's Largest Nationalist Event

Every year tens of thousands of Poles attend a nationalist march in Warsaw. It's an event that has the people of Poland's capital city staying indoors.
Since its inception, far-right football fans - or 'ultras' - turn violent against the police, and the march becomes a ferocious battle between hooligans and the state. This year, however, something is different.
A right wing government is elected on the eve of the march. How will this affect this traditionally bloody parade?
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Which Countries Have Shrinking Populations?

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After a historic election, Greece's Prime MinisterAlexis Tsipras promised to roll back austerity measures imposed by its European partners. But will this anti-austerity gamble work?
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GermanEconomyMinister Says Greece Should Not BurdenEurope With Its Internal Political Debates
http://www.ibtimes.com/german-economy-minister-says-greece-should-not-burden-europe-its-internal-political-1798774
"The German economy minister has said that Greece must respect the terms of its international bailout, and that the "troika" of international lenders was not to blame for economic inequality in the country."
Alexis Tsipras begins rolling back Greek austerity policies
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jan/28/greece-new-prime-minister-halts-austerity-policies
"In a dramatic start to his tenure in office, Greece's new prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, has begun unpicking the deeply unpopular austerity policies underpinning the debt-stricken country's bailout programme."
Greek BankBondsTumble After ECB Restricts Funding Windown
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-02-05/greek-bank-bonds-tumble-after-ecb-ends-access-to-funding-window
"Bonds of Greek banks tumbled after the European Central Bank said it would restrict their access to funding, raising financing costs and limiting the availability of liquidity."
European Central Bank throws Greece lifeline before eurozone talks
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/feb/12/european-central-bank-greece-eurozone-talks-emergency-lending-alexis-tsipras
"The European Central Bank has thrown Greece a lifeline to prevent Athens running out of money before crunch talks with European leaders."
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Is Eastern Europe under threat by Vladimir Putin?

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East European Human Trafficking Gangs Rife in Britain

Eastern Europe

Eastern Europe is the eastern part of the Europeancontinent. There is no consensus as to the precise area it refers to, partly because the term has a wide range of geopolitical, geographical, cultural, and socioeconomic connotations. There are "almost as many definitions of Eastern Europe as there are scholars of the region". A related United Nations paper adds that "every assessment of spatial identities is essentially a social and cultural construct".
One definition describes Eastern Europe as a cultural (and econo-cultural) entity: the region lying in Europe with main characteristics consisting in Byzantine, Orthodox, and some Turco-Islamic influences. Another definition was created during the Cold War and used more or less synonymously with the term Eastern Bloc. A similar definition names the formerly communist European states outside the Soviet Union as Eastern Europe. Historians and social scientists increasingly view such definitions as outdated or relegating, but they are still heard in everyday speech and used for statistical purposes.